Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
70 The Boulevard, 1st Floor
Type(s) of Advocacy: Addictions, Mental Health
Telephone: 709-753-8550
Other Telephone: Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-888-737-4668
Website: http://www.cmhanl.ca/
Advocacy Description: The Newfoundland and Labrador Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association is a voluntary, non-profit charitable organization established in 1964 to promote a better understanding of mental...
Tags: advocacy, mental health, mental health services
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
TD Place, 140 Water Street, Suite 202
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Disability
Telephone: 709-722-7011
Other Telephone: TTY: 709-722-7998
Website: http://www.codnl.ca/
Advocacy Description: Operating at the provincial and local levels, COD is an advocacy organization concerned with all persons with disabilities, promoting their rights and raising public awareness of their needs. COD is...
Tags: advocacy, disability, Persons with Disabilities
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health, Mental Health
Telephone: 709-636-4709
Website: http://www.channal.ca/
Advocacy Description: Consumers' Health Awareness Network Newfoundland And Labrador (CHANNAL) is a provincial organization that exists to build and strengthen a self-help network among individuals who live with mental...
Tags: advocacy, mental health, mental health consumers, peer support, skill building, social support, survivors
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
44 Torbay Rd., Suite 110
Type(s) of Advocacy: Food and Foodbanks
Telephone: 709-237-4126
Website: http://www.foodsecuritynews.com/
Advocacy Description: The Food Security Network of Newfoundland & Labrador (FSN) is a provincial, membership-based, non-profit organization which began in 1998 in St. John’s, NL. Our mission is to actively promote...
Tags: food safety, health
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
Confederation Building, 1st Floor West Block
P.O. Box 8700
P.O. Box 8700
Type(s) of Advocacy: Addictions, Crisis Services, Health, Mental Health
Telephone: 709-729-4989
Website: http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/
Advocacy Description: Provides a leadership role in health and community services programs and policy development for the Province.
Tags: government, healthcare
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
2 Steer's Cove, Cormack Building
P.O Box 399 Station C
P.O Box 399 Station C
Type(s) of Advocacy: Legal Aid, Legal Assistance
Telephone: 709-753-7860
Advocacy Description: The Legal Aid Commission ensures that persons with limited financial means have access to legal counsel in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tags: legal aid, legal assistance
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
44 Torbay Road
Box # 9, Nuport Building
Box # 9, Nuport Building
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Women
Telephone: 709-726-0321
Website: http://mwonl.info/
Advocacy Description: Multicultural Women's Organization of Newfoundland and Labrador is a provincial voluntary non-profit organization. Funded initially by the Secretary of State for Multicultural Women and Citizenship...
Tags: immigrants and refugees, multicultural, social support, women, women's advocacy
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
360 Topsail Road, Suite 101
Type(s) of Advocacy: Crisis Services, Violence, Women
Telephone: 709-726-1411
Website: http://www.nlsacpc.com/
Hours:
24 hours a day
Advocacy Description: NLSACPC provides non-judgmental support and essential services1 to adults2 impacted by sexual violence. Our members work toward the prevention and eradication of sexual violence in all forms...
Tags: abuse prevention, crisis line, crisis support, sexual abuse, women fleeing abuse
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
31 Peet Street, P.O Box 8414
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family
Telephone: 709-722-0790
Website: http://www.nlacl.ca/
Advocacy Description: The Newfoundland & Labrador Association For Community Living (NLACL) is a provincial advocacy association dedicated to developing communities that welcome persons with developmental disabilities...
Tags: advocacy, developmental disabilities, resource centre
Location: St. John’s ,
NL ,
P.O. Box 8700
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy
Telephone: 709-729-2709
Website: http://www.justice.gov.nl.ca/hrc/
Advocacy Description: In the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Human Rights Code sets out rules that ensure the protection of individuals from discrimination and harassment.
The Human Rights Commission works hard...
Tags: human rights
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
Suite 227, 31 Peet Street, Tara Place
Type(s) of Advocacy: Legal Aid, Legal Assistance
Telephone: 709-722-2643
Website: http://www.publiclegalinfo.com/
Advocacy Description: Public Legal Information Association of NL (PLIAN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Newfoundlanders and Labradorians about the law.
We provide public legal education and...
Tags: legal advocacy, legal assistance, legal information
